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Stereo Total - Musique Automatique

Stereo Total is a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German duo comprising FranÃ§oise Cactus (born FranÃ§oise Van Hove and formerly co-leader of the West Berlin band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('pretzel') GÃ¶ring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler). Both Cactus and GÃ¶ring sing and play multiple instruments. When they appear on stage as a duo, Cactus frequently plays drums while GÃ¶ring plays guitar and synth; at other times the touring band has included additional musicians such as Angie Reed.
Their early career was nurtured within Berlin's easy listening scene, and they frequently supported the DJ team Le Hammond Inferno, who went on to form Bungalow Records and sign Stereo Total to their label. Stereo Total became the most successful act on Bungalow, finding an audience not just beyond Berlin but also across Europe and eventually in Japan, the US and Australia touring here 3 times over the past 10 years.